Novato home-school student receives national award

Talya Klinger, a 13-year-old home-schooled student from Novato, was recognized recently at a medal ceremony at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth in Baltimore, Md.

Klinger was among the top seventh- and eighth-grade students tested last year through the center's annual talent search, which uses tests such as the SAT to assess United States and international middle school students.

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